The next Berlin Film Festival will showcase Eastern European and German cinema from the Cold War that seemed to foreshadow the end of European communism, organisers said Tuesday. [AFP]

It’s nervous-making time at Sundance While the festival reports that there’s been no drop-off in sponsors, press registration and ticket sales, several Sundance veterans say they are reevaluating their festival plans. [LAT]

Tributes and special screenings in Havana At the inauguration (December 2) in the Karl Marx theatre, directors Jorge Sanjines (Bolivia), Miguel Littin (Chile) and Paul Leduc (Mexico) will be present. [Granma]